Always thought those fancy Japanese whetstones were overpriced hype for sharpening knives.

Grabbed a Shapton 1000 grit stone on a whim after a bad day with my old oilstone. The edge it puts on my boning knife is so clean and holds so much longer, I feel like an idiot for fighting it. Anyone else have a tool they swore was a gimmick that actually changed their game?

3 comments

3 Comments

mia_stone2mo agoMost Upvoted

Felt the same about my Shapton, it's a total game changer.

karen_perry382mo ago

Wait you used an oilstone for a boning knife? @mia_stone is right, the Shapton is a whole different world.

pat_schmidt601mo ago

Remember when everyone said those pull through knife sharpeners were trash? My dad swore by his for years, then I finally got him a simple steel rod... the look on his face was priceless.